The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-08-06
THE NEW YORK STYLE.
How the Girl without . Period wsgeea
Her Tongue in q Street-Car.

She hadn't a fullstop to her conver-
sat'on--not even n dash. All she sad
to mark her colloquialism were commas.
As | sat in Seventh avenue car, try
ing to read what somebody did, or said,
or did not do, or had not said, she
talked
She was petite and pretty. She rolled
her beautiful eyes and worked her
charming mouth as she deluged her
friend with her chatter.
A two-hundrcd-wor minute stem
ographer would have turned pale at
her volubility. but | had marvellous
memory, and have reproduced what 1
heard.
my, isn't it nice to meet you, Tillie.
/ was telling ma to-day that it would
be real fun If you was to come to the
city, and she said she guessed you
would, and how's your sisterp"
"She's--"
"Wasn't she bad in the fall 1 heard
DIR. Butterworth was tending her; he's
awful smart, isn't hep and both ma
and me said he'd cure her for certain,
I'm going to match some velvet for my
dress; you should see it; it's just too
lovely for any thing"
"1ts the newest thing and so sweet.
it has border of pale green siciliennc
silk with a tablier and draperies just
the same color over dark green vel
vet skirt; you ought to see it-bands of
deep embroidery on corn-colored
foundation, crossing right over in front
and looped up with cords into waist
of pale green MORE. Annie Weston
you know Annie Weston--said when
she was in Saratoga last summer, oh!
we're going there this year"
| "That' s."
'Isn't it nice; well Annie said there
wasn't any dress half as sweet as mine,
you know Katie Scott, well she saw it.
she's going to be married to Charlie
Wilson. and they're going to Europe
tor the honeymoon, isn't she hand
somep"
| IL think"
"Every body's just wild to see her
dresses that are coming from Worth, of
Paris, but don't believe he can do any
better than some of our people in tho
avenue, do you?"
"Well, L"
"Of course l mean th" tip-top ones,
not the little people, their botches, one
OF them ruined q chestnut colored surah
and maize crepe-de-chine of mine. in
the most awful way, instead of putting
knots Of grclets in maize silk, tho
stupid thing trimmed it with satin.
Mrs. Coldstone said l ought to have
sued her, but couldn't do that, and
Mrs. Coldstone is such one to talk. {"
Eyes, L"
"Why. Tillie, when once she begins
there's no stopping her, and she's awful
homely, but she dresses elegantly, they
may say what they like. think
olive green, I'm awful fond of green.
and plum color is just too sweet for
most anything, but it must be made
tight, fitting just like Bessie Wizards,
and she's not got as fine figure as she
thinks she has, but she's real good.
hearted, and do you know she won't
have any thing to say to Alfred, and he's
going to Mexico, you know Alfred, don't
you?'
eyes, Alfred Tuckerman, real good.
looking fellow, only he knows it, Tillie,
and that spoils him, so all us girls just
tease him most to death, but he's great
fun, and plays tennis like an angel, I'm
going to get me new tennis suit OF
sea-green, and dark, not too dark, yor
know, trimmings, thut'll be splendid,
won't itp''
q"
'There, knew you'd like it, and
with my new hat of green faille and tho
crown all over bronze beads and pavots
! in different shades it'll be just splendid,
and ma says she thinks it'll be nicel
than Gracis's, that's made of straw
with two borders, ono of them longer
than the other joining in sort of pavol
front and back and covered with velvet
and trimmed with surah ribbon, quite
wide, with lump Of orchids in front
; it is real cunning but seems a littlt
heavy, don't you think so?'
, "Well-"
"That's what every one says. bu
Oracle told me Willie Carnby liked it
and so it was all right for her, but Tn
: going to have one'll take the cake;
; little bonnet, not hat, you know, o
, sapphire-blue straw with borders o
Tuscan straw and trimmed with blu,
ribbon, and then I'll get ma to buy M
> a blue dress to match. Mas awful gooC
that way, and have blue gloves, so
won't cost so very much, do you thinl
5 it will, have some candy"
"Besides, ma owes me new dress
because 1 didn't go to Newport las
season, but ma and me are going t,
) Larchmont next week, and Wen sta,
: until the big regatta, I love regattas
= don't you, take Il caramel"
II am"
!, "Of course, mean regattas wher
!, you know some of the fellows that sal
: the boats, so as you can feel at hom
!, like, and not have every one staring IL
= you, try the chocolate drops, and oh
: Tillie, I've got Il new black silk paraso
. covered with real lace and with q paint
ell china handle, pa brought it from
J Vienna, pas real nice when he likes
!. but he's always so busy in Wall street
there's nice bit of gace fruit, try one